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Jul 21, 2026 - Race For Uranium: Who Will Fuel The Nuclear Revival?



Episode 3 explores the urgent global quest for uranium as nations race to secure the fuel needed to power the future of nuclear energy. From Kazakhstan, the world`s largest producer, to Australia, home to the biggest known reserves, access to uranium is becoming increasingly strategic.
In Sweden, the lifting of a uranium mining ban could help cut Europe`s reliance on Russia. In Texas, a nuclear and uranium revival is underway. In resource-scarce Japan, scientists are trying to extract uranium from the ocean.
As competition escalates, some countries are looking to thorium instead. More abundant and potentially safer, it could offer a powerful alternative to uranium. China is leading with the world`s first experimental thorium reactor, while India, home to the world`s largest thorium reserves, hopes to become the next big player.
Scientists, engineers and geopolitics experts weigh in on the significance of uranium and thorium and how they could reshape the energy landscape.

00:00 Introduction
01:18 Kazakhstan: World`s largest uranium producer
08:19 Australia: World`s largest uranium resources
10:33 Australia`s uranium mining debate
14:24 Uranium mining ban lifted in Sweden
19:21 Japan extracts uranium from seawater
24:33 Texas` uranium mining revival
30:29 Historic site of first In-Situ Recovery Mining
34:52 World`s first thorium reactor in China
39:06 India`s beaches contain world’s largest thorium reserves
42:19 Next-generation thorium fuel
44:50 Up next in Part 4...